Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
548 PM CDT Thu Jun 18 2026
TXZ012-190900-
Amarillo-Potter TX
35.23N 101.70W Elev. 3585 ft
548 PM CDT Thu Jun 18 2026
Date 06/18/26 Fri 06/19/26 Sat 06/20/26 Sun
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 58 84 63 94 69
Temp 74 64 62 61 61 65 73 81 82 73 69 66 64 75 85 91 93 82 77 73 70
DewPt 52 54 54 56 57 60 62 62 61 62 62 65 64 65 62 59 57 59 59 61 60
Max/Min RH 96 48 100 30 73
RH 46 70 75 84 87 84 68 53 49 68 78 97100 71 46 34 30 46 54 66 71
Wind Dir NE NE NE NE E S S S SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S SW
Wind Spd 16 12 9 8 8 8 11 12 13 13 11 10 10 10 13 18 19 20 19 19 17
Clouds B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B1 SC CL SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL FW
Clouds(%) 78 76 80 90 88 87 59 39 3 40 43 30 45 46 10 11 7 14 1 2 8
PoP 12HR 50 10 20 5 0
QPF 12HR 0.08 0.01 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC IS
Tstms SC SC IS IS
Mix Hgt 2 1 1 1 1 1 3 5 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 7 7 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 35 19 16 15 12 13 29 55 64 8 11 11 11 34 88132151 14 18 19 12
T Wind Dir NE NE E E E SE S S S SE S S S S S S S S S SW SW
T Wind Spd 19 17 13 12 11 11 12 13 17 16 16 17 14 16 19 21 24 23 25 26 20
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 06/21Mon 06/22/26Tue 06/23/26Wed 06/24/26Thu 06/25/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 103 67 89 62 91 64 92 65 95
Temp 94100 77 67 80 86 70 65 81 87 72 67 83 88 73 68 86 91
DewPt 49 36 55 61 59 55 59 61 59 56 59 61 58 54 57 59 56 52
Min/Max RH 10 81 34 87 34 81 31 73 27
RH 22 11 47 81 49 35 68 87 47 35 64 81 43 31 57 73 36 27
PWind Dir W E NE E SE SE SE SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL CL CL B1 SC FW SC B1 SC FW SC B1 FW SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 5 10 30 30 50 20 40 10
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS SC SC IS IS SC IS
Tstms IS SC SC IS SC SC IS SC IS
$$
TXZ016-190900-
Bootleg RAWS-Deaf Smith TX
34.82N 102.78W Elev. 4103 ft
548 PM CDT Thu Jun 18 2026
Date 06/18/26 Fri 06/19/26 Sat 06/20/26 Sun
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 57 86 61 94 66
Temp 80 65 62 59 58 67 75 84 85 75 69 65 64 75 86 93 93 82 76 71 67
DewPt 59 59 58 58 58 61 63 63 61 63 63 63 63 64 63 58 55 57 58 59 56
Max/Min RH 100 45 100 28 73
RH 49 80 87 96100 81 68 49 46 68 81 95 97 69 46 32 28 43 54 66 68
Wind Dir NE NE E E E SE S S SE SE S S S S S S S S S S SW
Wind Spd 13 10 5 4 4 4 9 10 10 10 8 6 8 9 13 14 16 14 14 14 13
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 FW FW SC B1 SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL
Clouds(%) 74 83 80 78 86 83 64 21 6 35 51 36 53 43 7 6 12 14 6 4 2
PoP 12HR 20 10 20 5 0
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
Mix Hgt 2 1 1 1 1 2 3 5 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 8 9 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 38 19 18 12 11 11 28 55 52 12 10 9 9 32 79139177 14 15 16 10
T Wind Dir NE NE E E E SE S S S SW S S S S S S SW S S SW SW
T Wind Spd 18 14 14 11 10 8 10 13 16 17 14 13 13 17 18 19 23 20 24 23 19
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 06/21Mon 06/22/26Tue 06/23/26Wed 06/24/26Thu 06/25/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 101 64 89 61 93 63 94 63 96
Temp 93 98 75 65 80 88 70 64 82 89 72 66 85 89 73 66 87 93
DewPt 41 30 43 58 60 54 60 61 61 55 59 59 58 52 56 57 55 48
Min/Max RH 8 78 31 89 30 80 27 73 22
RH 17 9 32 78 51 31 71 89 49 32 64 78 40 28 55 73 35 22
PWind Dir W S NE E SE SE S SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL CL CL SC FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC FW SC B1 B1 FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 20 10 30 20 30 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC IS IS SC IS
Tstms IS IS SC IS IS SC IS
$$
TXZ008-190900-
Borger-Hutchinson TX
35.71N 101.40W Elev. 2762 ft
548 PM CDT Thu Jun 18 2026
Date 06/18/26 Fri 06/19/26 Sat 06/20/26 Sun
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 60 88 66 97 73
Temp 75 66 64 62 61 67 75 84 86 77 72 69 67 78 87 94 96 85 80 76 74
DewPt 52 53 55 56 58 59 62 63 62 65 66 66 67 66 63 61 59 62 63 62 61
Max/Min RH 90 44 100 29 66
RH 44 64 73 81 89 74 63 48 44 67 81 90100 66 44 33 30 47 56 61 65
Wind Dir NE E NE NE E SE S SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S SW SW
Wind Spd 13 9 5 4 4 4 8 9 11 9 6 4 4 6 11 16 17 18 17 16 12
Clouds B2 B1 B2 OV OV OV B1 SC FW SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 80 68 72 90 88 90 56 40 10 48 29 8 47 36 8 16 10 10 2 5 2
PoP 12HR 50 20 10 5 5
QPF 12HR 0.08 0.01 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS
Tstms IS SC IS IS
Mix Hgt 2 1 2 1 1 1 3 5 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 7 7 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 42 20 19 15 13 10 30 61 72 8 7 7 5 38 89135157 20 21 19 14
T Wind Dir NE E E E E SE S S S SE S S S S S S S S S SW SW
T Wind Spd 20 16 13 12 10 8 10 12 16 14 13 13 11 16 18 23 26 23 25 23 19
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 06/21Mon 06/22/26Tue 06/23/26Wed 06/24/26Thu 06/25/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 105 68 91 64 93 66 94 67 97
Temp 95101 80 68 81 87 72 66 82 89 74 68 84 89 75 69 87 93
DewPt 53 42 60 63 59 58 62 63 60 59 62 63 59 58 61 61 58 56
Min/Max RH 12 82 36 88 35 83 33 76 29
RH 24 14 51 82 47 38 71 88 46 37 67 83 43 35 63 76 37 29
PWind Dir NW NE NE E SE SE SE SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL CL CL B1 SC FW SC B1 SC SC SC B1 FW SC SC B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 10 20 30 20 50 30 40 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC IS IS SC SC SC IS SC IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS SC IS
$$
TXZ008-190900-
Cedar RAWS-Hutchinson TX
35.68N 101.57W Elev. 3103 ft
548 PM CDT Thu Jun 18 2026
Date 06/18/26 Fri 06/19/26 Sat 06/20/26 Sun
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 60 86 65 95 72
Temp 74 65 63 63 62 66 73 82 84 76 71 68 66 76 84 91 93 84 79 75 73
DewPt 49 54 54 56 58 59 61 61 61 64 65 65 66 65 62 59 58 61 62 61 61
Max/Min RH 91 45 99 31 68
RH 41 66 73 79 87 78 67 51 46 66 82 90 99 70 48 35 32 47 56 62 67
Wind Dir NE E NE E E SE S S SE SE S S S S S S S S S SW SW
Wind Spd 13 10 6 5 5 4 9 10 11 11 9 8 6 9 12 17 18 20 20 19 14
Clouds B2 B1 B2 OV B2 OV SC SC CL SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 71 65 70 90 86 89 48 41 4 41 33 8 46 37 8 12 8 10 2 5 3
PoP 12HR 50 20 10 5 0
QPF 12HR 0.04 0.01 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS
Tstms IS SC IS IS
Mix Hgt 2 1 2 1 1 1 3 5 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 7 7 1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 38 22 18 14 12 10 31 52 68 9 7 6 5 34 91142156 21 21 19 14
T Wind Dir NE E E E E SE S S S SE S S S S S S S S S SW SW
T Wind Spd 19 17 13 11 10 8 11 12 16 16 14 13 11 16 19 23 25 24 25 23 19
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO
Date 06/21Mon 06/22/26Tue 06/23/26Wed 06/24/26Thu 06/25/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 102 68 88 64 91 66 92 67 95
Temp 92 98 78 68 78 85 71 67 80 86 73 68 82 87 74 69 84 90
DewPt 52 40 58 62 58 57 61 63 59 58 61 63 59 57 60 61 57 55
Min/Max RH 13 81 39 89 37 83 35 76 30
RH 26 14 51 81 51 40 70 89 50 38 66 83 45 37 63 76 40 30
PWind Dir NW NE NE E SE SE SE SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL CL CL B1 SC FW SC B1 SC SC SC B1 FW SC SC B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 10 20 30 20 50 30 40 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC IS IS SC SC SC IS SC IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS SC SC IS SC IS
$$
TXZ006-190900-
Dalhart-Hartley TX
36.03N 102.55W Elev. 3913 ft
548 PM CDT Thu Jun 18 2026
Date 06/18/26 Fri 06/19/26 Sat 06/20/26 Sun
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 54 85 59 94 65
Temp 75 62 59 57 55 64 73 83 83 72 66 62 62 75 87 94 92 81 74 69 66
DewPt 45 53 53 54 55 58 61 61 60 61 62 62 62 64 61 58 54 55 55 53 51
Max/Min RH 100 42 100 27 62
RH 34 72 80 91100 82 65 48 45 68 86100100 70 42 30 28 41 51 57 60
Wind Dir E E E E SE S S S S S SE S S S S S S S S SW W
Wind Spd 13 8 5 4 4 5 11 11 10 10 9 8 9 12 14 18 20 19 16 13 11
Clouds B1 B2 B2 B1 OV OV SC SC SC SC FW SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 64 82 77 64 88 93 49 28 30 36 25 27 58 45 13 16 21 16 4 3 0
PoP 12HR 10 10 10 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 3 2 2 1 1 2 3 5 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 9 10 <1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 42 28 24 13 13 16 37 65 74 9 8 6 11 48 96192245 18 17 14 10
T Wind Dir E E E E SE S S S S S S S S SW S SW SW S S SW W
T Wind Spd 18 13 13 11 10 11 14 16 17 16 17 14 16 21 21 25 27 23 24 19 14
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO EL NO NO NO NO
Date 06/21Mon 06/22/26Tue 06/23/26Wed 06/24/26Thu 06/25/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 98 61 86 57 89 59 90 59 92
Temp 94 96 71 62 78 83 66 61 81 85 67 62 82 85 68 63 85 88
DewPt 44 36 53 59 57 56 59 59 59 57 59 59 59 55 57 58 56 52
Min/Max RH 12 90 37 98 36 90 34 83 28
RH 18 13 52 90 48 39 79 95 47 39 74 89 46 36 68 83 38 28
PWind Dir N E NE E SE SE S SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL FW FW B1 FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 10 10 40 20 40 20 30 10
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS SC SC IS IS SC IS
Tstms SC SC IS SC SC IS SC IS
$$
OKZ002-190900-
Guymon-Texas OK
36.69N 101.51W Elev. 3100 ft
548 PM CDT Thu Jun 18 2026
Date 06/18/26 Fri 06/19/26 Sat 06/20/26 Sun
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max Temp 55 85 60 94 67
Temp 78 64 61 59 56 66 74 83 83 72 68 64 61 76 87 93 91 79 76 72 68
DewPt 45 50 50 52 54 57 62 63 62 63 63 63 61 64 64 61 59 60 60 57 56
Max/Min RH 92 46 100 32 65
RH 31 61 66 78 92 72 65 51 50 72 84 97100 67 47 34 34 52 59 59 65
Wind Dir E E SE SE SE S S S S SE S S S S S S S S S SW W
Wind Spd 13 8 5 5 5 6 11 12 12 10 8 6 6 11 14 18 18 18 17 17 14
Clouds SC B1 B2 B2 B2 OV SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW SC FW CL FW
Clouds(%) 49 66 81 74 73 90 48 29 26 30 34 16 28 45 7 22 20 28 9 3 6
PoP 12HR 10 20 10 10 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Mix Hgt 3 1 2 2 2 2 3 5 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 7 6 1 <1 <1 <1
Vent Rate 45 13 20 21 19 20 37 73 77 9 9 7 7 51110163125 23 21 19 13
T Wind Dir E E E SE SE S S S S SE S S S S S S S S S SW W
T Wind Spd 16 12 13 12 13 12 14 17 17 16 18 14 14 20 21 25 25 24 27 25 19
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Date 06/21Mon 06/22/26Tue 06/23/26Wed 06/24/26Thu 06/25/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min Temp 97 60 85 58 88 59 88 59 92
Temp 92 94 71 63 77 82 66 62 79 83 68 63 80 84 68 63 83 87
DewPt 56 48 58 59 58 57 58 59 61 59 60 60 61 59 59 58 60 58
Min/Max RH 18 87 39 92 41 89 40 85 37
RH 30 21 64 87 51 42 76 90 53 44 76 89 52 43 75 85 45 37
PWind Dir N NE NE E SE SE SE SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW CL FW FW B1 FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 FW
PoP 12HR 0 20 20 40 30 50 30 40 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC SC IS SC SC SC IS SC IS IS
Tstms IS SC IS IS SC SC IS SC IS IS
$$
Below is a weather element key for this product
Day 1 through 3...
Max/Min Temp or Min/Max Temp(F).....Maximum/Minimum Air Temperature
Temp(F).............................Air Temperature
DewPt(F)............................Dew Point Temperature
Min/Max RH or Max/Min RH(%).........Maximum/Minimum Humidity
RH(%)...............................Relative Humidity
Wind Dir(8 point compass)...........20ft Wind Direction
Wind Spd(MPH).......................20ft Wind Speed
Clouds(CAT).........................Cloud Cover Category
Example: CL = Clear; FW = Few; SC = Scattered;
B1 = Mostly Cloudy; B2 = Considerable Clouds; OV = Overcast
Clouds(%)...........................Cloud Cover as a Percentage
PoP 12HR(%).........................Probability for Accumulating Precipitation
QPF 12HR(IN)........................Liquid Equivalent Precipitation Amount
Weather...
Type...
Rain...........Rain
Rain Shwrs.....Rain Showers
Tstms..........Thunderstorms
Drizzle........Drizzle
Snow...........Snow
Snow Shwrs......Snow Showers
Sleet..........Sleet
Flurries.......Flurries
Frzg Rain......Freezing Rain
Frzg Drzl......Freezing Drizzle
Coverage...
IS.............Isolated
SC.............Scattered
NM.............Numerous
O..............Occasional
S..............Slight Chance
C..............Chance
L..............Likely
WD.............Widespread
D..............Definite
AR.............Areas
PA.............Patchy
LAL(CAT)............................Lightning Activity Level
Haines(CAT).........................Haines Index
Mix Hgt(Thousands of FT AGL)........Mixing Height
Example: 6 = 6000 Feet; 12 = 12000 Feet; <1 = Less than 1000 Feet
Vent Rate(Thousands of KT-FT AGL)...Ventilation Rate
Example: 12 = 12,000 Feet; 120 = 120,000 Feet; <1 = Less than than 100 Foot
T Wind Dir(8 Point Compass).........Transport Wind Direction
T Wind Spd(MPH).....................Transport Wind Speed
RFTI................................Red Flag Threat Index
Category...
HS............Historically Critical
EX............Extremely Critical
CH............Critical - High
CL............Critical - Low
EL............Elevated
NO............None
Watch/Warning/Advisory...
Example: W = Warning; Y = Advisory; A = Watch
in effect for the indicated hour
Day 4 through 7...
Max/Min Temp or Min/Max Temp(F).....Maximum/Minimum Air Temperature
Temp(F).............................Air Temperature
DewPt(F)............................Dew Point Temperature
RH(%)...............................Relative Humidity
Wind Spd(MPH).......................20 FT. Wind Speed
Example: <15 = Less Than 15 MPH; 15> = 15 MPH or Greater
Avg Clouds(CAT).....................Average Cloud Cover Category
PoP 12HR(%).........................Probability for Accumulating Precipitation
Weather...
See Day 1 through 3 Weather Descriptions